The National tribune., 1887-02-03
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The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles, etc.
The Happy Household.


The Happy Household.
A aooDIooKTNG HOUSEHOLD.
Harry HousEmoLD AND C. c.: ! want 10 thank
The young laees and gen'lemen Tor 20 , ha,,d
am glad 10 know THE TnBUNr has such an ex-
tensive circulation. ] received photographs from
the extreme East, North South and West, anu
don't Yynnt 10 flatter YOU know, but they were all
go nice looking-l intend having them IA an album
known as THE TRIBUNE Album.
Please let me congratulate our dear IisiBuNk
upon the illustrations OF Gen bogan's house tney
were very nice indeed Murphssboro, Gen. 20
cams birihplace was greatly shocked over the
news of his death OF course we knew 1en. Logan
was III hut we like every one else s9l,oseo ne
would recover-thOught lac had years OF prosperity
am going 20 tell the Household about some Of
my pencil drawings real soon, and have been
doing more painting shall have 20 describe Out
this letter Is long enoughnow.-lsla Hun, Mur-
phYsbOro, III,
FANCY snTTENs.
HAPPY HoUsEuoID: I see so many calls ion
fancy backed mttens. and az ] have knit several
very pretty patterns forward one
ANY combination Of 3 stitches. Saxony yarn. Knit
about plain rounds FOR hem then one round I, D
N. plain rounds then 1, o, N. sew your hem down
10 this row.
+, LIST row-K 5, o.ss K 3; repeat
Every alternate round plain.
80 row-K 3 n, T. o, k 1, {, oss, p repeat.
9th row-Ii ?. N, l. o, * 8, T. ass k 1; repeat.
II, n l. h p L o.
9th row-K 3, {, o, IS, X I, n, {, o. k 2; repeat
nth row--k 4, T. o, : l. a. pass ], oHernone' o.
X 3; repeat.
gin the hand with four times across the pattern,
TO complete the pattern, begin nj 9th row. %
stitches Il a good number Tor mittens These are
very pretty; like lace Hope il viii please Could
give more ~ time and space would permlt.-Mfs
Dr. Black, Tonica, III.
Editors Chat.
when prizes are offered by contributors answers
should be sent 10 them well as to The TRIBUNE
Miss Cray Tampico H. received Bruce Pun
phry's prize offered for best letter.
I'D C. Daniels, limerick, Me, writing in response
20 George Gilbcrt's inquiry as TO when and 10y whom
the knights OF Pythias were organized, says ;
1.-The record Of the FIRST meeting appears upon the
books 81 Washington Lodge, No. 1, Washington, ID.
c.. date Feb -, 1864. The founder and -four orfg-
nal members were Justus II. Raihhone, ID. J.. Bur
nett W. II. Burnett L. S. Kinlball and II. A.
Champion
The members OF the C. c. will all join the Editor
in sincere the parting with Joe +.
Dyer, OF the earliest and most steadast OF THE
TRrRUNE family
Farmer Boy ~ has some sound views good
temper which city boys viii find worth following
as well. And the girls-wel Of course the girls
would not bring the ugly wrinkles by distOTed
countenance. 4 well governed temper means not
only health aud happiness, but age deferred aud
battles won. . lie that conqnereth his own spirit
Is greater than lac that taketh city, is true
now ms in Soomon's time.
Annie Everhart Johnstown, Pa desires the c.
G. TO discuss the question: ReSoiUed IL is easier 10
seem good than 10 he good. Annie does not take
sides, but the subject Is worth handling.
Walter A. kaler amateur photographer, Ander-
eonville Ind, would like letters from all who would
like photographs Of the beautiful Derbyshire Falls
with full description OF their Winter grandeur.
Alonzo Miller, BASIL o., would like II some one
would send him recipe for making ink used in
making manifold copies OF letters, and tell him
something about the process
Conversation Club.
Rlies oChe Clib.-l. Write briefly Q Write only
on one side of the paper. 3 Write 10 The point 4.
Write on one subject 8. Write your best. 6.
send answers 20 all puzzles for use of Editor. Each
week the names Of those writing The best letters
style, composition, spelling prnmanslIip and gem
cr4l merit cons iderea-will be named at the head
oi TINS column on the Honor Roll First honor
wall include al Of these requirements. Second
honor will include deficiency ia some one point.
No others VIII be named.
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS
First Honor
Second llonor-I1lla Phelan West Decatur Pa;
The Farmer boy.
OUR YOUNG RECRUITS.
am the daughter Of Jesse Hamilton Co G, 9TH
ILL.,, who served four years, nine months in Ander-
bonrile, aud would hear from William Turner,
Robert Mitchell aud Ed Baker; also, two soldiers
Harrington aud keton, in the hospital AT CorilIlh
Miss, summer OF 1863, who We're treated for
eyes at the same time as Observation-Disclosures Gibson,
No. 70 South SaNton street, Canton, o.
Aly iathcr h. Rn invalid pensioner and gets but 81
month. 4 am eight and have twin sisters six
and mother washes and works very hard 10 keep
tile children together. Father was ia the 50 Indpt
battery and has a badge given him by the State of
Ohio al tlic time OF his muser-out in Cleveland i
want 10 ask the veteran soldiers n they don't think
papa should have more pension-Maude Gibson
No. ~ south i,aNt0n street, Canton, o.
am nine and 20 90 school, aud wish some little
gar would write 10 me. Papa was drummer IN the
list Wis, then served IN Go. &. lst Wis Cav aud
Co., Wis
i ike 10 read the battle accounts in THE TRrR-
uAE. Papa WIS a veteran in Co. b, 10Th an. lie
never WAS wounded, but awful scared sometimes
ihink lac lost hls hair down there. do you think
lac could get q wig II lac cannot have pension2-
Charles Darling. Oregon, iii.
j live ln small town with about i 600 inhalit-
ante. ~ you were here about the middle Of March
or thcronbouis, you would see farmers scattering
then sipnuckels ln the sugar orchard. II the SAP
runs good the next thing they do Ia 10 gather 4,
and pa, ID la big tubs cal led store tubs The next
thing b. 20 boil IL down 10 sirup and then they
sugar y of, or boil il down 20 sugar This sugar
j. called maple sugar. My father served two years
~ 90. D. ian L., aud belongs TO Chas. Hale Post
NO. s5.-frea q. Moore, Montgomery VI
live IA Lexington. NO. have two pet chickens
ply, 10, Lexington. Mo.
aIa tic son OF Edgar II SAMPSON. served tl,ree
years, inst 10 Cos. j. and @, LIST II. - Cav then In
BATTERIES ~ i,na j. 81 Light Horse Art. and Reserve
Brigade, First Division, Cavalry Corf,s 1 am "a
and would like to hear from soldiers cons and
ahughtefs' and receive a copy OF Rules aud Isegu-
laiions, Of A.-Ldgar 4. Sampson. Joliet. H.
81 Co. -, - W Va. Army OF the Potomac: was at
Manassas Junction and Bull Run; was with Aver
ell on ans RAID aud went with Crook 10 salem -ID
III. Carpenter, - no address.
have q iauc squTcl. play with him and be
never bhcs. Father WAS a 10Th n T. veteran and
wac Al tIe battle Of Port Hudson. The other IN y
ln school Elrl WAS reading. When she cnrpe 10
The word ol7lsurc, her teacher asked her N slle
knew what u meant She SAID she did not he
then asked her what she would do TO lien face 10
dlsiignrc q. Size said, Wash itn--Georxe a
Fowler, l2, Franklin, -.
My soldier father WIS a " high private " In Co a
lih no, belonging 10 Second brigade First D Wis.
on, 1iAlccnih Corps; was wounded on the second
uay oi the buite 81 COrinth, shot through from
breast 10 back, through hs right lung; was an in
valid three years. We live 90 miles from railroad
on the pmiries Of Western Kansas; have seen Tie
SNAKES ANA cenilpcdes crawling on our sod walls
aud heard thousands Of eTicIeis sing around nv
col. III any oi tie boys OF the soldiers in papais
regiment VIII visit me. they may ride nv ,eps -
80 hunting 'cOitonlalls" or Jacks with me isn,
a. Would llitc 90 ask when the first Cbristu,as
tree wac celebrated and by whom, aud something
about tue yuie log, when Il fret burned !.
Olney &. loss, COdwatCr, Kan.
walk two lniics 10 school every dav PAM ypas
lie tlinks IHE TRIBUNE a noble advocate OF sol.
olets nGAis.-ldaud Moses, ll, Newbufy Iowa
Rather was IA Co. j, 31th lad: in the war tlree
year, hha seven months: wounded once and Il,
AndersonNlllc and Florence Prisons seven i4,o,ttls
lie De- faal COMMANDER Of Post llG Department of
Mlssourl--I.da kaudolat, N, KAholsa, NO
MY teacher Miss Laura j.. lioaicttcr il liked iJv
an All. j un l5. and have a variety Of etudies
WISH ~ klcgg aud Shorty would come again
Lila D hpIoGEins, huryaut Pike Co.. lud.
Pa d au invalid soldier; was shot and taken is.
onef. lic only gets $40 a month i am lO and am